Michael proposes the question, "Are you an honest person?" He then goes back through his extensive FBI career to show examples of how desperate situations can tamper with our honest side. After serving 25 years as a special agent in the FBI, Michael "Bret" Hood became the director of 21st Century Learning & Consulting, LLC upon his retirement in 2016. Bret is an adjunct corporate governance, ethics, and forensic accounting professor for the University of Virginia and an Association of Certified Fraud Examiners faculty member. Bret is also a board member of the School of Accounting at Southern Illinois University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx